We got a knock on our hotel room about quarter to one in the morning. Mary and I got ourselves up, put the last things on our bikes, and followed this guy down...
We last wrote with some degree of detail from Nanyuki, Kenya, as we were looking to head towards Ethiopia. Crossing Northern Kenya has only a couple of real...
Hey, sorry if the last update about the truck ride didn't really make sense due to lack of context. An earlier update, "Northern Kenya", didn't get sent...
We woke up in Moyale, Kenya, after our epic truck ride, sore, bruised, and tired. We weren't exactly in a nice hotel, but the room had a lot of space, and...
very interesting...never thought or heard about Eithopia's date and time system. So glad that you are both and the bikes in decent shape. I'm so grateful for...
I haven't written much about our riding in Ethiopia yet, but I'll get to it. Just to let people know what we're up to: We're still in Addis Abeba. We're...
We left Moyale early in the morning, just a bit after first light. Our hotel was near the bus depot, and as we got going, we had people loading the buses...
With both Mary and my stomachs feeling better, we hit the road right at dawn and got rolling. We've passed a number of police checkpoints in Ethiopia, often...
We left Awasa well rested, a bit hesitant about the road ahead but ready to get moving through it. We had a surprisingly peaceful morning, and through the...
We're going to be heading into more lands of little internet, so here's our extended plan. We're in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, and have successfully gotten our ...
Internet is pretty slow here in Ethiopia, but I have been able to upload the rest of our pictures to-date during our time here in Addis. Standard disclaimer...
Regarding the $200 for a Sudanese visa, that doesn't sound too out-of-line, especially for a place that isn't exactly courting tourism at the moment. Figuring...
We have safely made it to Gonder in the Land Cruiser. We will head the approximately 220 km to the Sudanese border starting tomorrow. Internet in Sudan might...
We've had a couple people ask about our safety in Sudan. Most people who have heard of Sudan know of the Darfur region and the violent conflicts there, as...
Hey everyone, We're in Gedarif, Sudan. We got through Ethiopia without too many more rocks being thrown at us. We haven't had a single rock or any aggressive...
We're in Wad Medani, Sudan, heading on our way to Khartoum. We just biked over the Blue Nile on our way into town, and we'll follow that north until it meets...
Just a quick note that we're in Khartoum, despite the north wind's best efforts to keep us away. We're going to be relaxing here for a couple of days, as well...
Hey everyone, I don't know how much more internet we're going to get here in Khartoum, so before I start writing up older updates, let me just give our...
We'd decided we wanted to cut out 750 kms of Ethiopian riding, just for our own sanity and physical safety in dealing with rural Ethiopians. We made...
We left Gondar, and off of the main highway there weren't as many people living along the road. We got away from the large town of Gondar early in the...
Leaving Gedaref, we joined the main highway that connects Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, with Port Sudan, the country's main water port on the Red Sea. So we...
We set out right before first light from Gallabat/Qallabat [*]. I know that a lot of people have various preconceptions about Sudan. You'd probably imagine...
As a mild math dork, I figured I'd write a note on the numbers we're seeing used here in Sudan. In Ethiopia, despite using Amharic as a language, the number...
We left Wad Medani on a Tuesday morning. We wanted to make it to Khartoum in two days, even though it was 190 windy kms away. As in most Islamic countries,...
Thanks to Luay letting me use his internet connection overnight, I've been able to get our pictures uploaded up to here in Khartoum. We've got (very few)...
Glad to hear of the kind hospitality you are receiving and so glad to see pictures, with you in them...Miss you and i am thankful that you both look well and...
Quick email from Atbara, Sudan. We're emailing from the wifi connection of a college in town, using the computer of a man from the U.S. who's volunteering...
Hey, what do you know, random internet. I'll keep this quick. Things are continuing to go great for us here in Sudan. Our desert crossings and camping have...
